snowy

adjective

ˈsnō-ē 

snowier; snowiest

1

a

: composed of snow or melted snow

b

: marked by or covered with snow

2

a

: whitened by snow

b

: snow-white

snowily

ˈsnō-ə-lē 

adverb

snowiness

ˈsnō-ē-nəs 

noun

Examples of snowy in a Sentence

This is the snowiest winter in years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Connecticut may see a snowy dusting Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025

Or serve them alongside your favorite cut of beef for a snowy day-steakhouse meal. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025

The first follows Sara and Isaac on their harrowing flight across the mountains of the Utah territory, through snowy forests filled with wolves and bandits, accompanied by the young Native girl, Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier) on the run from her own tragic life. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Of those, the following 13 are expecting either freezing weather or snowy conditions this weekend. —Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing snowy

• snowy egret
• snowy owl
• snowy plover

Kids Definition

snowy

adjective

ˈsnō-ē 

snowier; snowiest

1

: marked by or covered with snow

a snowy day

snowy mountaintops

2

a

: whitened by or as if by snow

an orchard snowy with apple blossoms

b

: snow-white

Geographical Definition

Snowy

geographical name

river 278 miles (447 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia flowing from the Snowy Mountains in southeastern New South Wales to the Pacific in southeastern Victoria